Wondering if the increase in prices of cooking gas was "revenge" for the saffron party's crushing defeat in the Delhi polls, the Congress on Thursday demanded that the Government should rollback the LPG cylinder price hike.
For its part, the Mahila Congress held a protest against the steep LPG price hike and submitted a memorandum to the Government demanding a rollback of the increased prices.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also took a dig at the BJP over the price hike by tweeting an UPA-era picture of the saffron party's leaders protesting an increase in prices of cooking gas at the time.
"I agree with these members of the BJP as they protest the astronomical Rs 150 price hike in LPG cylinders," Rahul tweeted along with the picture of the protesting BJP leaders, including Smriti Irani.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi takes great pride in the fact that crores of people gave up their LPG cylinder subsidy for the poor and now affording non-subsidised cylinders has become extremely difficult for the citizens, Mahila Congress chief Sushmita Dev said in a statement.
"It is more shocking that within 24 hours of the Delhi election results (December 11), the BJP government increased prices of gas (LPG). Is this revenge for their crushing defeat?" she asked.
All State units of the Mahila Congress held a protest against the price hike and submitted a memorandum addressed to Prime Minister with a demand to rollback the hike in price of LPG cylinder.
